Mythology & Folklore
Book XIII, 10
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Mythology & Folklore
sup, who hast carried off the only sweet light of my life, I beseech thee by Zeus, the watcher of the harbour ....
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Codex Note
Paton’s metre label: ‘Tetrameters of sixteen syllables. This also is imperfect’.
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Callimachus. “Book XIII, 10.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/67/.
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Callimachus. “Book XIII, 10.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/67/.
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